Aer Lingus pilots accept pay cut

Aer Lingus pilots represented by the Irish Airline Pilots Assn. accepted annual pay cuts of €30 million ($43.5 million) that were recommended by an Irish Labor Relations Commission arbitrator. The reductions are part of EI's continuing effort to implement a €97 million savings program, which the airline has said is being held up by pilots' reluctance to agree to cuts (ATWOnline, Dec. 3, 2009). EI said Friday that the pay cuts are part of an "integrated package" that includes ...